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A Wagnerian's Midsummer Madness [WAGNER] by IRVINE, David [WAGNER] - 1899

by IRVINE, David [WAGNER]

A Wagnerian's Midsummer Madness [WAGNER] by IRVINE, David [WAGNER] - 1899

A Wagnerian's Midsummer Madness [WAGNER]

by IRVINE, David [WAGNER]

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London: H. Grevel and Co., 1899. First edition. Wraps. Good. Irvine, a Wagner afficionado, held a prominent position among late Victorian followers and critics of the composer and published a number of books on him. Several later works on Wagner and his audience in Victorian Britain cite his works. Sm 8vo. In original jacket with flaps over card covers. pp. 348, + 4, publisher's advertisements. Printed title to spine. The jacket is attached to the spine but folds open from the card covers. Front of jacket has a b&w illustration of a Wagner scene. Rear cover of jacket is detached from spine, although held in place over the board by the flap and is otherwise intact. With wear to cover edges, spine, darkening to the jacket, well used but internally a clean, firm copy and the pages and binding remain secure. SCARCE: only seven copies recorded in UK libraries, and online the only available copy and unusual for the Victorian jacket over card boards.
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Louis Armstrong on the Screen

Louis Armstrong on the Screen

by Stratemann, Dr. Klaus

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Hymns Of Faith and Inspiration

Hymns Of Faith and Inspiration

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History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester,...
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History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford and of The Charity connected with it. To which is prefixed A View of the Condition of the Parochial Clergy of this kingdom.

by Lysons, Rev. Daniel

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Gloucester: Gloucester: printed by D.Walker, for Cadell and Davies, London, 1812. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, octavo; xv,278, [1]pp. In original drab publisher's boards with blue paper spine and original printed spine label (binding a little worn, spine soiled, paper label dull and chipped), pages uncut (untrimmed) as issued with a couple of unopened pages at rear, bibliographical pencil annotations to front free endpaper, a very clean large paper copy of this first edition in original state.
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by HELL, Richard.

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New York: Scribner, 1996. Signed on the title page by Richard Hell. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The author's first novel. Member of several early Punk groups: Neon Boys, Television and the Heartbreakers. Leader of the Voidoids, seminal Punk-Rock group.
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Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era (Signed by Cousin Brucie)
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Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era (Signed by Cousin Brucie)

by Morrow, Bruce; Maloof, Rich; Lubinsky, T. J. [Introduction]; Sedaka, Neil [Foreword];

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SIGNED BY COUSIN BRUCIE on a custom-designed bookplate! Not personalized but wonderfully inscribed by Cousin Bruce. Bookplate is not attached, so you can place it anywhere. First printing; book is like new, but bumped at lower corner. Extremely heavy. Signed by author.
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Let's Tune Up

Let's Tune Up

by Travis, John W.

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Tacoma Park, MD: Self Published, 1968 375pp in original illustrated blue cloth, with BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. Contents include a History of the Organ & Piano, Design & Construction of the Piano, Sound Relationships, Using the Tuning Hammer, Tuning Theory, Repairing and more. Covers slightly rubbed, inscription on inside cover.
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Transposition By Clef - New England Conservatory Course in Transposition - Used in Connection...

Transposition By Clef - New England Conservatory Course in Transposition - Used in Connection with the General Sight-Reading Course

by Rice, Eustace B.

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Boston: New England Conservatory of Music, 1900 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, in a protective mylar sleeve. 84pp on fine glossy paper, in original stiff wraps, with binding & hinges tight. Owner's name on cover. MUSICAL NOTATION.
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The Methodist Hymnal
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The Methodist Hymnal: Official Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, The Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Protestant Church

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This book is in good condition. There is wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and the edges are worn as well. The corners are bumped as well. The previous owners names are affixed and written on the inside of the front and back cover boards.There is staining on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned, but free of markings. "For each worshiping generation "the people called Methodists" have provided a revised edition of the HYMNAL. In every revision, however urgent the need for different devotional expression, the constraining motive has accorded with the counsel of the apostle:"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord...." - Preface from The Methodist Hymnal
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The New Golden Trio, 1866, First Edition
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The New Golden Trio, 1866, First Edition

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The New Golden Trio: Or, Bradbury's Golden Series of Sabbath School Melodies, Comprising the "New Golden Chain," "New Golden Shower," and "Golden Censer." By William B Bradbury. New York: Published by Biglow & Main, Successors to William B Bradbury. 1866 First Edition.
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Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms, 1896, First Edition
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by Clarke, H. A.

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Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms, Giving the Meaning, Derivation, and Pronunciation in Phonetic Spelling of Italian, German, French, and Other Words, the Names with the Date of Birth and Death and Nationality of the Leading Musicians of the Last Two Centuries. English Vocabulary, with Equivalents in Italian, German, and French. A list of the Most Celebrated Operas, with the Composers' Names. By H A Clarke, Mus. Doc., Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser. Copyright 1896. First EditionCondition: NOT a library book. In good, original condition. New blended end pages. Clean interior. Only stamp found on title page from music store in San Antonio, Texas. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Wagner’s Bad Luck. An exposure of 800 errors in the authorised translation of Wagner’s autobiography. (Cover title.)

by Wagner. IRVINE, David

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London, Watts & Co., 1911. 8vo. 116 pp. Sewn as issued. Stamp from the Royal Music Academy, Stockholm, on the front cover. Stamp from the Museum of Music History, Stockholm, on the flyleaf and the title page.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky

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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

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69 pp. + ads. Plate 17453. Vocal score, wraps, quarto 8.5 x 11 in. Front cover reattached with Japan paper, some wear to spine and edges, yet very good. Likely a printing from 1992-, given the 62 W. 45th St. address on the wraps. Printed in England. Trial by Jury is a one-act comic opera that could be considered a seminal venture in their partnership. It premiered at the Royalty Theatre in London in March, 1875.
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SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of...

SKIFFLE:; The Story of Folk-song with a Jazz Beat. With a Foreword by Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle)

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London: Robert Hale, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 119pp, index; 13pp illus from photographs. Bound in pictorial boards, dust jacket. 8" x 5.25" This first book on the subject traces the history of skiffle from its slave and jazz roots through the 1950s. The second part of the book is a how-to for forming a skiffle band as well as a look at the "origins, progress and personalities" of Britain's most popular skiffle bands.
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The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score

The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score: New Edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones

by W. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan

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272 pp. Quarto, 9 x 12 in. Illustrated wraps, near fine, only the slightest wear covers. Full score. New edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones. Official Premiere: December 31, 1879, Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, New York, USA; London Premiere: April 3, 1880, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Orchestra and Chorus Opera Comique, Arthur Sullivan, conductor.
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PIOBAIREACHD AND ITS INTERPRETATION: CLASSICAL MUSIC OF THE HIGHLAND BAGPIPE

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Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 130. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. The author, an acknowledged authority on the subject, describes the structure and history of Piobaireachd. A very good copy with moderate edge wear on the covers and some fading of the colour on the rear panel.
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Bob Dylan: From a Hard Rain to a Slow Train
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Bob Dylan: From a Hard Rain to a Slow Train

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Turnbridge Wells: Midas Books; New York: Hippocrene Books, [1982], First Edition, 8vo, [11] 176pp [2], photos on 2 plates. Hardcover, red cloth covered boards with dust jacket. Very Good + condition. Pages are unmarked with slight toning and slight foxing to top page edges. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The Sorcerer: An Original Modern Comic Opera

The Sorcerer: An Original Modern Comic Opera

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137 pp. Vocal score, a slight tilt to spine, light wear to wraps, else fine. Quarto, 8.5 x 11 in. "New Edition." An original modern comic opera in two acts, words by W. S. Gilbert, music by Arthur Sullivan. G&S's third production. Based on a story, The Elixir of Love, that Gilbert published in 1876 in The Graphic.
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The Influence Of Music On History And Morals: A Vindication Of Plato

The Influence Of Music On History And Morals: A Vindication Of Plato

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The Messiah: An Oratorio for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass...

The Messiah: An Oratorio for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soli and Piano

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Handel,G.F: The Messiah, An Oratorio. 1912 First Edition. G. Schirmer, Inc. New York. G. Schirmer's Editions of Oratorios and Cantatas for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass Soli and Piano by G.F. Handel. VOCAL SCORE COMPLETE. 252 pages. 7 X 10 3/8. Softcover.
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OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG:; A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster

OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG:; A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster

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NY: Firth, Pond, 1851. 20th Edition. Decorative Wraps. Very Good. 6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851.
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